Flatblade wipers - forward visibility

[Hangten]

Hi

Has anyone fitted "flatblade" wipers to a Mk2?

If so, does it give better visibilty to the front extremities of your car?

My wife is battling with judging the front nearside corner of the car.

I guess another question is; is it possible to fit a seat frame from another car that has a better height adjustment method?

Thanks
Rich

 

[Fl@pper]

ibiza seats seem way too high to me as it is

flat blades are fine that i have noticed and dont get in the way that i can see

is it where they wipe ? or just where they sit that causes problems ?

 

[beezertart]

Ban her from driving it,women drivers!!!

 

[Mckellar]

Ban her from driving it,women drivers!!!

if only!

I've got aero wipers on the ibiza, much better than the other OEM ones.

 

[Hangten]

is it where they wipe ? or just where they sit that causes problems ?

Fl@pper

It's where they sit that causes the problem because they obscure the view of the front offside of the bonnet which makes it difficult to judge distances from objects (other cars & things!!)

Any ideas welcome!

 

[G223]

get a cussion on the seat or change the ibiza for a seat arousal

 

[Cupra Kid]

she should have a good enough idea where the front end is how close does she get to things???????!!!!!!

Dont swap the seats as the standard seats are as high as the adjustables go so you'll gain nothing

 

[Mckellar]

i misread it at first.

your missus cant see the front end of her bonnet because of the wipers? the ibiza interior u sit so high up as it is, nevermind when you lower them.

You could put a cushion on her seat, but thats illegal i think, law states she will need a booster seat lol

 

[Fl@pper]

Fl@pper - It's where they sit that causes the problem because they obscure the view of the front offside of the bonnet which makes it difficult to judge distances from objects (other cars & things!!) Any ideas welcome!

just checked mine i see what you mean - large blade sits quite high on the os

you could make the os smaller and the ns longer but then you are limited due to the arm length of the ns blade so not ideal and will only gain mm at most

another option possible maybe is a single wiper conversion - theres a few that are central parking (middle of screen) but i fear the low park ones fit OS so back to square one - worth a check though

saying that with a bit of cleverness and using a second hand wiper rack make your own that parked and ran whatever way you want - never bought one in my life always modded the original

*edit*

another option worth looking at

 

[SofaGeeza]

I have sparco flatblades and i can see alright (i could see with normal ones too though) also found the other day, when my wipers decided to die on rainy eve on motorway, that when i fixed them (bolt had just come off somehow ) that i lowered them down a bit and now they sit slightly lower than they were so that may help your wife??

 

[G223]

i dont mean to offend you or your wife, but mabey she should learn to judge distances, im short and i cant see the end of the bonnet atall lol no matter where my wipers are lol and ive never been able to see the edge of the bonnet on any car ive driven....ever, and ive never managed to drive into anyone on the roads or parking or anything, i did in field cars into other field cars but even then it was intentional

 

[Cupra Kid]

there is an alternative, I had a mk4 Polo and the dash is mounted lower and front end visibility is much better, so chop the ibiza in for an equivalent polo, which also came with height adjustable seats on CL models and above

 

[beezertart]

there is an alternative, I had a mk4 Polo and the dash is mounted lower and front end visibility is much better, so chop the ibiza in for an equivalent polo, which also came with height adjustable seats on CL models and above

Keep the car n chop the wife in

 

[Juclassic]

Ban her from driving it,women drivers!!!

then...

Keep the car n chop the wife in

You haven't actually killed a woman recently have you? Divorce maybe? Haha!

 

[beezertart]

You haven't actually killed a woman recently have you? Divorce maybe? Haha!

I am one,but let's be truthful so many are shite drivers!!! I feel for her but i would have to kill my husband if he put on the web for all to see that i couldn't judge my car!!! No offence intended......

 

[surcalation]

my flat blade wipers been playing up and stuttering across the screen. Seems to only do it when cold for some reason. Even my old wipers when shagged didnt stutter and squeek this bad!